marked the end of the Kosovo Operation and the first phase of the Bulgarian participation in the war against Germany. The Bulgarians and Soviets reached an agreement to only use the Bulgarian First Army for the next phase of the war – the advance to Hungary and Austria. Commanders Lieutenant-General Nikola Ivanov (September 17, 1912 - July 11, 1913) Lieutenant General Vasil Kutinchev (July 11, 1913 - 1914) Lieutenant General Georgi Todorov (October 1915 – February 1917) Major General Ivan Lukov (February 1917 – October 1918) Lieutenant General Ivan Markov (1941 - November 16, 1943) Lieutenant General Nikola Stoychev (November 16, 1943 - September 13, 1944), executed February 1945 Major General Kiril Stanchev (September 13, 1944 - August 6, 1946) Footnotes Sources Щаб на войската. Войната между България и Турция, vol. I ; Държавна печатница,София 1937 Щаб на войската. Войната между България и Турция, vol. V, part 2 ; Държавна печатница,София 1930 The participation of the Bulgarian Army in the Second World War (1941–1945) (in Bulgarian) Military units and formations of the Balkan Wars Military history of Bulgaria during World War II Military units and formations of Bulgaria in World War II 01 Military units and formations established in 1912 Military units and formations disestablished in 1913 Military units and formations established in 1915 Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Bulgarian occupation of Greece during World War II